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I went to the famous Shibuya Crossing one night to try to capture that special feeling when one is caught in a beautiful moment and time seems to stand still while the rest of the world is whizzing by. This is the result: a photo of two of my friends who proved to be very patient and talented models, and learned the hard way that standing still for 2 full seconds is not an easy feat!

Comet PanSTARRS C/2011 L4 and a very new Moon setting over the Pacific above Half Moon Bay in March 2013

Flamingo reflections on a rainy day in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Fellow astrophotographer Karim Iliya watching the stars from the warmth of his sleeping bag after boldly leaving his rather expensive camera out in the woods to shoot a time lapse.

The Victorian architecture of the famous Painted Ladies in Alamo Square contrasts with San Francisco’s modern skyscrapers seen in the background.

Stone statues in the park very close to our campground reminded us of the magic of Stonehenge, especially with the Milky Way as a backdrop.

Japanese macaque at the Jigokudani Monkey Park near Nagano

A modern plaza built in honor of the Chinese regime is placed right across the street from the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. This palace was the main residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, India, during the 1959 Tibetan uprising.

Sunrise from the peak of Gunung Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia (3726m) showing both the crater lake and the shadow of the volcano.

While most of the artwork is traditionally burned at night during this festival, the 70-foot wooden sculpture entitled ‘Embrace’ was set ablaze just after sunrise revealing the thick billowing smoke and many successive dust devils that could not have been seen otherwise in the dark.

At the Jigokudani Monkey Park, even the monkeys have learned the ways of the Japanese hot bath (onsen).

A long exposure of the Red Beach close to Hana shows the contrasting colours of the volcanic sand and the blue ocean waters at dusk.

Illuminated umbrellas scattered throughout the bamboo forest at Kodaiji temple.

Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, California – where bacteria that were able to incorporate arsenic into their DNA were purportedly found. It does look quite otherworldly!

An unusually action-packed sumo wrestle at the tournament in Tokyo in May 2014. Most fights are over in the blink of an eye with one of the wrestlers stepping outside the ring, but this was a captivating exception.

Night flying over San Francisco in a small Cessna plane, whose wing is reflecting the city lights below.

Reflection of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow’s Red Square

A long exposure of Christmas light decorations. I used the lens to zoom in while the shutter was open.

Swimming with a lemon shark in the blue waters of Moorea Island, Tahiti. My scuba instructor is floating carefree in the background, for scale.